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I've gotten a bunch of fuses, and bought 2 of the cabinets for 75/ea. Probably could have gotten a little cheaper, but oh well. Just waiting for the bag sale to really load up. One good thing is my local RS has been getting stuff left over from other stores...
Picked up my cabinets today, and anyone who said they are heavy, THAT is an understatement!!!
They were supposed to start the bag sale tomorrow, i called this morning to verify and was told that they started it on the components yesterday, and someone came in and took 99% of what they had. They had 5 decent size boxes of stuff. Lucky Bastard...Hopefully they enjoy it.. Oh well, day late and a dollar short...
WOW, i called the other semi local RS on Thursday morning to see if they had any components left and was told that 1 guy came in and bought them all. 
I just hope it was one of us, or a Teacher and not someone buying all just to sell on ebay or something as such..
Quoted from j_m_:like toys r us, the radio shacks of the 80s and 90s will be missed. part of the problem (with both chains) is that they didn't adapt very well to the changing times and didn't have a very knowledgeable staff. I think the writing was on the wall when they became a cell phone provider first and foremost and couldn't answer even the most basic of questions
I have the feeling that we're currently in that state of influx where a lot of the mom and pop (sized) brick and mortar stores are going to get gobbled up by amazon and the online ilk, but we may see a resurgence sometime soon when someone realizes that knowledge and customer service goes a long way
I've got no problem paying a bit more when I can go into a shop and get exactly what I need and my questions are answered
I find the same thing with auto parts stores. I remember being able to go in and tell them I want to put this in that, and they could determine a part. I tried to get a brake line adapter a while back, and they didn't have a clue. it wasn't in their little computer...
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Baroda, MI